5α,6α-Epoxyphytosterols and 5α,6α-Epoxycholesterol Increase Nitrosative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Rats on Low-Cholesterol Diet

Objective. Oxidized cholesterol derivatives are compounds with proven atherogenic and mutagenic effects. However, little is known about the effect of oxidized plant sterol derivatives (oxyphytosterols), whose structure is similar to the one of oxycholesterols. Our previous studies indicate that they...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Wielkoszyński, Jolanta Zalejska-Fiolka, Joanna K. Strzelczyk, Aleksander J. Owczarek, Armand Cholewka, Katarzyna Kokoszczyk, Agata Stanek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4751803